Software Engineer, Platform - London, United Kingdom

Speechify; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology-driven company in Greater London is seeking a Software Engineer, Platform, to enhance its growing infrastructure. Key responsibilities include building end-to-end systems, actively contributing to product decisions, and collaborating with a dynamic team. Ideal candidates will have robust experience in NodeJS, ReactJS, and TypeScript, alongside systems thinking. This role offers competitive salary and a supportive work environment promoting growth and innovation.

Benefits

Fast-growing environment

Supportive, entrepreneurial atmosphere

Hands-off management style

Impactful role in a transformative industry

Competitive salary

Collegiate culture

Qualifications

• Experience in building and maintaining large-scale products.
• Experience in backend and frontend development.
• Ability to engage with opinionated team members.

Responsibilities

• Build and report on performance of complex end-to-end systems.
• Participate in product decisions and refine product roadmap.
• Work with the Platform team to provide universal architecture.

Skills

Strong experience in NodeJS

Proficient in ReactJS

Skilled in TypeScript

Familiarity with Java

Familiarity with Go

Familiarity with Python

Job description

Software Engineer, Platform - London, United Kingdom

Speechify is the easiest way to listen to the world’s information. Articles on the web, documents in the cloud, books on your phone—we absorb the world’s content and help our members listen to it on the go, at their own speed, with tools that make learning easier, deeper, and faster.

Or, put another way: what Spotify has done for audio entertainment we’re doing for audio information. And whatever we’re doing seems to be working: we’re #1 in our category, profitable, and have hockey‑stick growth.

With that growth comes the need for a Software Engineer, Platform to join our newly formed Platform team and help us scale our infrastructure, optimise the performance of key product flows and build end‑to‑end systems.

This is a key role and ideal for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys high‑pace environments, is passionate about owning product decisions and has experience building and scaling complex engineering systems.

Some of the things you’ll do:

• Build, own and report on the performance of complex end‑to‑end systems
• Actively participate in product decisions and refining the product roadmap
• Work with the Platform team to provide universal architecture and experience across our products

To succeed here, you’ll need:

• Experience. You've played a crucial role in building and maintaining large‑scale products and have worked both backend and frontend
• Systems thinking. You know how to think high level about end‑to‑end systems involving multiple products, 3rd party services etc.
• Speed. You work quickly to generate ideas and options and know how to decide which things can ship now and what things need time
• Focus. We’re a high‑growth startup with a busy, remote team. You know how and when to engage or be heads‑down
• Collaboration. You know how to inspire, play, and negotiate with opinionated designers, marketers, and PMs
• Tech Stack: (must) NodeJS, ReactJS, TypeScript, (good to have) Java, Go, Python

We offer:

• A fast‑growing environment where you can help shape the culture
• An entrepreneurial crew that supports risk, intuition, and hustle
• A hands‑off approach so you can focus and do your best work
• The opportunity to make an impact in a transformative industry
• A competitive salary, a collegiate atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture

Think you’re suited for this job? Tell us about yourself, why you’re interested in the role, and include a link to your LinkedIn.

Not looking but know someone ideal for the role? Refer them! We’ll send you (really good) chocolate if we make the hire.

As set forth in Speechify’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.